[Histonet] Histotechs: born or made?

Wed Nov 30 14:54:55 CST 2005

Jacki,

You are correct. I was 16 years of age and in a Histology Training Program
when it aired. I remember thinking is this what I am going to be doing when
I am 40 (filling and labeling.  WOW am I glad I stuck it out. Histology
Rocks and I would not give it up even for Quincy's wage.

Curt

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu]On Behalf Of Jackie M
O'Connor
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 3:47 PM
To: Morken, Tim - Labvision
Cc: Histonet
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Histotechs: born or made?

I recall an episode of Quincy where Sam's diener integrity was in 
question.
 - they banished him (temporarily) to histology.  I remember Quincy loudly 
protesting "Sam is too valuable to sit around and fill little bottles with 
formaldehyde all day!"   I think it was the same episode where they showed 
someone trying to cut a block with no knife in the microtome.

"Morken, Tim - Labvision" <tpmorken <@t> labvision.com>
Sent by: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
11/30/2005 01:28 PM

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        cc:     (bcc: Jackie M O'Connor/LAKE/GPRD/ABBOTT)
        Subject:        RE: [Histonet] Histotechs: born or made?

One of my classmates in electron microscopy was a consultant for the 
Quincy
show. On one show they wanted to look for needle holes in an orange peel
using a transmission electron microscope. My friend said it couldn't be 
done
that way, but might be possible in a scanning EM, if the sample wasn't
altered by processing. They didn't like the SEM - not impressive enough
size-wise (it matters!). So they did it their way - putting an entire 
orange
in a TEM (with Sam on the EM, of course) and gave us some laughs. 

Tim Morken

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Bartlett,
Jeanine
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 10:52 AM
To: Pam Marcum; Ford Royer; Histonet
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Histotechs: born or made?

And wasn't it amazing how much Sam and Quincy got done in one hour!? 

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Pam Marcum
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 1:22 PM
To: Ford Royer; 'Histonet'
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Histotechs: born or made?

Ford,

I don't think we are allowed to tell the new people in the field how much
fun we had in the old days.  I have always loved my job however, sometimes 
I
have to watch my sense of humor in non-histologist/medical company as we
don't ususally see things the same way they do. 

Heck, I thought Qunicy and now CSI were sit coms at first as it was so far
from what we were doing and really funny for mistakes.  All my first boss 
in
histology (and also a city/county coroner) wanted for several years was a
Sam like Qunicy had with all the equipment of course.  He figured he could
rid of at least 5 people in the lab with one Sam.

Pam Marcum

> When I was a practicing laboratory scientist (27 years ago), we would
> have some of the wildest lab parties and everyone seemed to be on the 
> same page as far as having a weird sense of humor.  A work day didn't 
> go by without some form of laughter in our lab.  Non-laboratory people

> often asked me why this was.  The only thing that I could come up with

> is it was how we dealt with the profession that we chose.  I won't go
> into details or give examples.  We all know what I am talking about. 
> It does take a special kind of person to this sometimes morbid (some 
> would say hideous) work and I for one am glad that there are these 
> types of persons to take it on.  Thank you all for your dedication to 
> your profession and the people that you serve - mankind.
> 
> ~ Ford
> 
> Ford M. Royer, MT(ASCP)
> Minneapolis, MN
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of
> Morken, Tim
> - Labvision
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 11:11 AM
> To: 'Ingles Claire'; Histonet
> Subject: [Histonet] Histotechs: born or made?
> 
> The first time I walked into a histology lab it was the day after the
> 4th of July and there were 4 blackened fingers sitting on the grossing

> bench (one guess how they got there - and it's nothing to do with
> anything Cajun!). My first thought was : 'this is going to be a 
> strange job.' I've seen much stranger things since, so I think 
> histotechs become strange due to exposure to unnatural sights (among 
> other things!). And, of course, the pathology staff of any hospital is
infamous for their "gross" humor.
> 
> 
> Tim Morken
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Ingles

> Claire
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 8:55 AM
> To: Histonet
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Re: 70% from NBF
> 
> 
> I have wondered the same thing many times myself. Whether it was
> naturally me or the addition of the chemicals that made me a bit 
> strange. I think it may be partly both. I usually blame it on the 
> chemical fumes though. :) Claire Ingles Mohs Clinic, UW Hosp. Madison 
> WI
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Bryan
> Llewellyn
> Sent: Tue 11/29/2005 11:15 AM
> To: Histonet
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Re: 70% from NBF
> 
> 
> 
> I have often wondered whether I became a histotech because I was born
> strange, or whether I became strange because of the time I spent 
> training in a place like that!
> 
> Bryan Llewellyn
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gayle Callis" <gcallis <@t> montana.edu>
> To: <Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 8:23 AM
> Subject: [Histonet] Re: 70% from NBF
> 
> 
> > Joseph made some excellent points here
> >
> > Chloroform is an excellent clearing agent (used it back in the 60's
> > in open dip and dunk processors - O.K. so I'm old!) but no one 
> > warned us about its carcinogenic nature and there were no safety 
> > issue regulations then.  Take his advice!
> 
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